Show GIRL WELL W LL DIE AS ASI I RESULT OF A RIOT un DAY Of PEACE PAC IS 13 BROKEN UP Traction Officials Acknowledge Acknowledge Acknowledge edge and Strikers Admit that Present Strike is of Nation Nationwide NationWide J wide Importance Today CAPITAL AND LABOR NOW ENGAGE IN FINISH FIGHT Strikers Declare Upwards of Men Are Out While Traction Officials Place the Number at About SCORE OMEN MEN ARRESTED Philadelphia a March 6 Philadel first Sunday under the general sympathetic strike beginning peace peacefully pe peacefully fully ended turbulently with a fatal shooting of a woman by a police pol ce officer officer officer as a climax Employers feel inclined to believe that the trouble will be short lived The Traction company operated some soma hundred cars during the day aad ad a d two hundred tonight A shot soot was fired during a disturbance at street and Lehigh ave aye avenue nue nu one man being slightly Injured This trouble was quickly quelled The fhe turbulence of the night came as an unwelcome shock to the thc th hopes of the au authorities authorities that a IL Sunday Sunda was to pass with without out Olt serious disorders This hope had been fostered by b the days dars pacific aspect which in itself had been surprising as trouble was anticipated because of the general sympathetic strike I Until the disorders which came with the fall of darkness the developments of oftie tie the day da in the strike situation had not been important Conflicting claims still sUll continued as to the number of men who have hate responded to the general strike call calland calland calland and there seems to be no way wa to obtain accurate figures The committee of ten in charge barge of the organized strike move moye movement ment claims persons p in the various branches of widely Idely diver s sted Industries have left their employ employment employment ment tent demonstrate t their sympathy with t tie ie traction tra lon menu causer them win fig t Figures gathered by tile the pou however are cited by Director of Public Safety Safet Clay to support his previous claim dalm that not more than men struck The labor leaders leader claim laim that 15 men will ill be out by tomorrow to morro night t The strikers committee of ten issued the following statement tonight The second day of the general finds labors jabors force militant with nearly every organized worker on strike and Hh thousand of the unorganized pre preparing rE paringS paring to Join In this demonstration To those reported yesterday to have the strike proclamation thousands will be added Monday londa who worked Saturday to protect the stock and Jn nd property of their employers S People Are Aroused The Th people are thoroughly aroused as to the meaning of this fight They realize that it la Js a struggle between the corporate Interests and human n Tights as guaranteed by the constitution constitution constitution tion of the United States Mass sass meet meetings ings of citizens held during the last hours disclose the enthusiasm sIam and determination that prevails among the tile rank and file fUe of the people i and clearly dearly demonstrates the correct correctness correctness ness of our position Realizing that the fight has just begun providing the traction con com conin my iU officials do not Immediately Imme settle ettle their disputes with the carmen or sub BUb submit mit the same to arbitration this com corn committee Is preparing for the complete organization of the entire city Strike Is Organized Every Eel striking labor local Is directed to establish headquarters where Its members shall report dally daily dal and to bold mass meetings under the super I lon of a subcommittee Of 01 the com corn committee committee of ten This provision Is made madet the t e statement says sas that at Itt such meet meetings ings irresponsible and unauthorized speakers may ma be given ghen no opportunity to Incite riot or unlawful action The strikers will hold a mass meet ng tomorrow afternoon In Labor Ly Lyceum Lyceum Lyceum hall ball The committee of ten to today today today day received word of several Important accessions to the ranks of the strikers strIkers strikers ers Among those who It 3 I claimed will quit work tomorrow are the car carpet carpet pet loom weavers rs Involving men menthe menthe menthe the 1500 and shirt and workers work rs Charles harles A Hope lope sec eec on Page Nine GIRl L WILL DIE AS RESUlT OF RIOTS Continued fro Page Pago One i retry of the Central Labor union pre predicted predicted predicted that men will wf be out to tomorrow tomorrow morrow and that practically every ever im ira important industry in Philadelphia WOUla be tied ted up The strikers estimate of the number now on strike vary from to Mill Mi Workers Out OutA As A for Director Clays Clay statement that no more than are out said Hope I wilt will wil offer to accompany him himat himat himat at any time through the tho mill mil district of ot Kensington and show him strikers in that quarter atone alone It I was reported at labor headquarters today that the te Business Mens as association sedatIon of ot Kensington and West Phil Philadelphia adelphia are planning a a public demon demonstration of their sympathy with wih tho the strikers Actors local No 6 G which Includes nearly all al the performers In Inthe inthe inthe the moving picture shows and cheap vaudeville theatres voted this after afternoon ater afternoon noon to accept no Philadelphia en engagements engagements while the strike is on This action acton it I Is I said sid will wil result reSUl In closing many of these places of amusement Clays Statement Director of Public Safety Clay this afternoon Issued a statement of the ex ox extent extent tent of at the sympathetic strike The fig figures figures ures wore were obtained by the police and are aro declared to be authentic The list of es establishments establishments affected contains eighteen names with wih a total of men on strike To this is added a list of eleven concerns affected the number of strikers not be being b ing given The number of establishments unaffected by the walkout is employing 39 persons The Th list of unaffected concerns with ih the number of given also con contains contains contains twenty four names These Thes figures Mr Clay declared are aro obtained after a careful canvass Upon these he bases his estimate of less than 0 participants in the tho sympathetic strike Mr r Clay further stated that many workmen nominally out on a sympathetic strike yesterday esterday were really real enjoying a little holiday and and ang they will wi be found at work tomorrow morning moring He Instanced Instance the bricklayers who he says sa today voted to go KO back Those Not Affected Among the large employers of labor not affected by the strike s riko are the Bald Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin win Locomotive works 10 men Mid Midvale Midvale vale ale Steel works 60 J G Brill Car company com pan 2800 28 J B Stetson Hat Manu company com pan 40 Saw works 85 Atlantic Refining company 80 Carpet mills mis 1200 10 Other large employers of labor unaffected are the Bell Bel Telephone company compa the Phila PhI ar a j delphia Electric company com pan Cramps Craps ship yard the tho Wilbur Wibur Chocolate company Folwell Brothers Co and the tho Silk Sik Manufacturing company Among the concerns whose men walked out are the Harwick Magee agee Textile company the American Lace Lac corn com company pany 6 J Blood Co hosiery cm 30 Ii Dornan Brothers Textile 2 3 Was a Quiet Day Assistant Superintendent of Police OLeary OLear who has been practically In charge of the police since the strike be began began gan gnu was pleased today at the situation This has been the quietest day since the strike began he declared The sympathy strike was wa the best host thing that could have happened from a police point of view The average working man who at first assisted the striking carmen hesitated when the strike reached his own home The Tho Philadelphia workingman is I a law abiding citizen In li nearly every case caso caS he either owns his little home homo or has an equity on It I When it I comes to such a man striking out of o sympathy for a lot of unskilled laborers he hesitates and the result Is the fizzle of yesterday I Mayor Stand The Tho Te firm stand taken by b Mayor Rey burn in upholding the police has had much to do with wih keeping down lawless ness fleas nes Orders have been obeyed Implicit ly and with wih alacrity We Wo have mal tamed throughout the tho city flying squadrons or emergency stations I with wih fifty or more policemen at each and sufficient automobiles to carry them carr tem I to the scene sn of disorder In any the city or its Is 60 6 miles mIes of trelley track age In less le than tan five minutes Thus be b fore for a disturbance has time to grow to the proportions of a riot we wo have goW the men menon menon menon on the scene aee to break It I up The rapid action acton of ot the district distrct at office and the courts and the severe sentences Imposed upon rioters rioter i aided aide order materially in the te preservation of ot Police Are Prepared The police polie pl e heads heats have been ben on duty day da and night since the strike began sixteen sL ten days lB ago all aJ of them eating and ana and sleeping in the city hall hail hall In addition additon hundreds of cots have hae been ben placed in the tha big building for the use uso of policemen for riot calls cals and all al these have been ben fed fa from nearby nerl restaurants The city hall hl has been practically on a war footing since sine the tho strike start started started started ed It I was stated by a city official that the strike te is I adding 0 a day to the expense of running the city A representative of the transit transi company said that up to yesterday esterday the beginning of the tue third week of tho the strike the total cost to the tho company had been between I o and ant O Asked how long 7 tho the company could stand the tho expense he lie said That is i less i s than 00 The com corn company company pany is ready and willing to spend sev sey several eral erl millions If I necessary to win out in this fight tight It I is a huge price to pay but we wo have hue to pay it I to retain the privilege privilege lege loge of running the company and man managing aging the property for tor the stockholders and the public Company Statement Regarding the letters leters and telegrams commending Its stand received from em employers e employers of labor In all al parts pars of ot the coun country countr country try tr made public by the thc Rapid Transit company compan W D Mahon International president of the union made this statement The Philadelphia Rapid Transit com corn compan pany pan In making public through President Kruger telegrams from associations of ot and all al over the country countr approving the stand of ot the com corn company pany any against arbitration and offering as assistance as in its fight against against organized labor discloses tho the real issue in this tills con contest test tet The Tho presentation of these tele telo telegrams telegrams grams was no surprise to me I am some somewhat somewhat somewhat what sms surprised however that the allied aled interests their hand are ar so 80 willing publicly to show Great Struggle Predicted The Te Rapid Transit company compan with wih its Is allied aUe has declared a sympathetic sympathetic strike of capital against labor This Is I what these telegrams moan men The union did not go on strike Its Is members were locked out as the result resul of a a plan to crush labor in this thia city The workingman finds capital and ad cor corporate prate interests arrayed against him and the first frt battleground In a great geat struggle has been bon pitched where the Interests think they the are arc strongest and their op opponents opponents weakest These telegrams are a acl call cl to labor organized and unorganized to band together and fight for their pros pres preservation Victory Victor here means the uplift of ot the workingman and therefore the up lift of humanity Defeat means the ac accomplishment of the tho first step in a wide widespread wide widespread spread plan to crush labor laborThe Tho The answer to the Rapid Transit com coin telegrams will wi come from organ organized organized labor of the country countr Healys Promise Falls Fails Fals Timothy Healy national organizer of the Stationary union has ap apparently apparently parenty failed faie in his promise of support SUPPO to the te street car strikers striker He proclaimed last week that at a moments notice he could entirely cripple the transit com corn company compan pany pan by calling out every ever of the power houses Thus far he ho has made no show ot of ot carrying caring out his promise promis men walked out of the power plant at Second street and Wyo Wyoming Wyoming ming avenue according to the strikers claims but this tills was the only report report The transit transi officials denied that the men had struck there saying that the corn com company cm pany did not attempt to operate cars care over the lines of ot this power house feM feed because U t the street disorders that threatened The strikers declare they the will wi be able to tf t HP tie up the thE tower plants by tomorrow Not only is s the situation In Philadelphia In I the tho labor l movement but b 4 Us viewed by the entire entre country county and ad In deed dee by the tha civilized world as the crucial test of strength of trades tades unionism Representatives of at least lest two London papers have been In the city during the week studying the situation Several magazine magine writers wrier are also alo in the field feld Neither Neiter capital nor labor has any hesi hesitancy hesitancy hesitancy tancy In admitting that the defeat of ot either eiter side will wi be b a body blow It I Is 15 said that none of the leading the theatres theatres atres ats will wi close as a result resul of ot the sym sympathetic pathetic strike Some stage hands will wi quit qui but arrangements have havo been ben made to fill fi their places Union Brewery Brewer Workers received orders j from their national officers In I Cincinnati Cincinnat not to participate In the sympathetic strikes Both the Brewery Brewer Workers V and the Leather Trades Tades Workers Worker voted today to remain at nt work Government Takes Hand Han Wilmington Del Del March 6 That the United States government does not In Intend intend Intend tend to take any chances of having its Is property Interfered with wih by unruly mobs was made evident today when orders were received at Fort Dupont to have have the company Coast artillery ready reaty to leave for Philadelphia at a mo moments moments ments monta notice This company of regulars it I is said wilt will willbe wi be bo used to protect the Philadelphia mint and other government buildings s sAl All Al Demands Refused Bethlehem Pa March G President Schwab of the Bethlehem Steel company today refused all al the demands of the striking steel workers Instead of send sending sending sending ing a reply to the tho executive committee of the tile strikers he had his decision pub published published paper In a special edition editon of ot a local news newspaper newspaper newspaper n |